Courses and Curriculum Procedures

HUMANITIES

DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Developed and Approved by the Humanities Faculty

(Winter Semester 2012)

3)     Courses and Curriculum Procedures

Curriculum is driven by student need and is developed in cooperation with the Dean of the Division and the Administration. The Humanities Department takes full ownership and responsibility for the curriculum offerings in its areas.

a)     Course Offerings, Syllabi, and Assessment

Course offerings and Master Syllabi will be updated in accordance with college policies. Faculty will also design, participate in, and evaluate assessment on a regular basis.

b)     Development of New Courses

New courses will be developed as needed by full-time Humanities faculty with expertise in their discipline. In addition, new course development is subject to departmental approval.

c)      Development of New College on Demand Courses

New course development of College on Demand as well as new sections of College on Demand Courses will originate within the Department and is subject to departmental approval. We are committed to offering quality courses and will maintain academic standards throughout all courses we teach, including COD and MM. 

·     The developer of the course is the lead faculty for the COD course and may choose to mentor new instructors for the course.  New instructors are required to take the instructional course(s) offered by the COD office, before being eligible to teach COD or MM. However, staffing and scheduling remains the responsibility of the Department Chair.

·     The integrity of the design and content of each course will be maintained throughout the life of the course.  Content or design changes will not be made by any instructor, unless first approved by the lead faculty member and the full-time faculty within the Humanities department.

d)     Textbooks

Textbook selection must be approved by full-time Humanities faculty. Full-time members of each discipline will review and select texts periodically and update them as deemed necessary: typically one to three texts will be recommended per course, and the part-time faculty must select from within these recommendations. Additionally, course-packs, particularly self-authored course packs, are subject to full-time faculty approval.